Accentuation fascination.

In case you weren't listening last night, DJ rekLES and I filled in for DJ Elhaam at East Village Radio... and it was good times. You can get the wonderful mp3 of almost all of the show below (the last 2 songs were cut off in the recording for the next show). Sorry about the distortion in the first half of the set, but RekLES is apparently deaf (JK, love). I also don't like to talk on mics, so he did all the talking.

MP3: Guilty Pleasure - 9.18.06 *

* You can find the playlist here.


One of the bands I included at the end of my playlist last night were Manchester's The Answering Machine. Citing influences such as The Strokes, The Radio Dept, The Brilliant Corners and Shout Out Louds... they're creating "their own style of imaginative, melodic, poetic and joyous pop music" that's so damn catchy you just can't help but like it.

From Oklahoma (buy @ High Voltage):
Oklahoma
The Hold Up



Another High Voltage band that's caught my ear is redcarsgofaster. A mix of synth, guitar, and Joy Division'esque bass lines... but not to be confused with every other band out there trying to do the same thing. Unlike those other bands, these guys actually have the accent and aren't pretending. At certain times I even hear a little Richard Butler coming through on the vocals.

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Also, Paul the slacking Anglophile informed me that he'll be making his first post in a long time later on today. If he doesn't, I suggest you all sign his email address up with gay porn sites and the Republican Party.